Cigarette maker



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Aug. 19, 1947.

A. R. MATTESON E r AL CIGARETTE MAKER Filed Jan. 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. 41cc RM/arrEso/v PHIL/P 6' HEB/Y5K.

147' 7' OIENE YJ Patented Aug. 19, 1947 UNTED STATES ENT OFFICE CIGARETTE MAKER Arch R. Matteson and Philip G. Hebner, Seattle, Wash.

2 Claims.

This invention relates to the hand manufacture of cigarettes, and it has for its principal object to provide a small, inexpensive and convenient device whereby a cigarette paper may be easily and quickly rolled to proper size and filled with tobacco to produce a cigarette that is comparable in appearance to mechanically manufactured cigarettes, or to those which are known as tailor made cigarettes.

More specifically stated, the objects or" the present invention reside in the provision of a cigarette making device comprising a short, tubular mold for holding a properly rolled cigarette paper therein for filling with tobacco, and a filling rod of novel character having a part thereof designed to serve as a form about which a cigarette paper may be rolled to an exact tubular form for insertion in the mold, and having another portion thereof designed to serve as a means for feeding tobacco into the rolled paper tube after it has been placed in the mold.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the tubular mold that after the paper tube has been inserted therein for filling, it will be protected from being torn or damaged by the filling rod in its functional use. Also, to so design the rilling rod that its reciprocal action through a supply of tobacco held at one end of the mold will cause the tobacco to be automatically fed into the mold and packed in the paper tube.

It is also an object of this invention to insure an easier filling operation by the provision of a novel form of funnel in connection with one end of the tubular mold.

Still another object of the invention is to so design the various parts of the filling rod that they may be disconnected and telescopically assembled within the mold to provide a compact package for carrying in the pocket or purse.

Various other objects of the invention reside in the details of construction Of parts, in their combination and mode of use, as will hereinafter be fully described.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I have provided the improved details of construction, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the cigarette makin device in its present preferred form of construction.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, sectional view of the tubular mold, shown in position to receive the rolled cigarette paper from that portion of the filling rod about which the paper is wrapped to give the paper tube the correct diameter.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, sectional view of the mold illustrating the use of the funnel for holding a supply of tobacco and the use of the filling rod for packing the tobacco in the paper tube.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view on line i-4 in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating use of the'filling rod for ejecting a cigarette from the mold.

Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view, showing the parts as assembled for carrying the device in the pocket or in a purse.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of an alternative form of device.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional View of the same.

Fig. 9 is a cross section on line 99 in Fig. 8.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, and first describing the preferred form of device as seen best in Fig. 1

i designates the tubular mold, which has a length slightly more than that of the cigarette to be made, and having an inside diameter to easily receive and contain with certain closeness, the rolled cigarette paper tube that is to be filled with tobacco for making the cigarette. At one end, the entrance to the tube is somewhat restricted by an annular, inwardly facing shoulder 2, and that end of the tube also is formed with a conical counterbore 3 leading to the shoulder and opening into the tubular passage. Below the shoulder and counterbore, the tubular passage is of uniform diameter and its length equals that of the cigarette to be made therein.

Fitted about that end ofthe tube l which is formed with the counterbore, is a tubular extension 5 of rubber or other suitable material. This is designed to serve as a receiving hopper and retainer for that amount of tobacco required for a cigarette, and which tobacco is to be fed from the hopper through the counterbore passage'and into the paper tube that may be contained in the mold.

The filling rod l0 comprises, at one end, a uniformly round portion lila about which a cigarette paper may be rolled to form it into a tube of an exact diameter for application to the mold. The other end portion of the rod comprises a straight shaft l lib of a reduced diameter and flattened along opposite sides, as shown at H30 in Fig. 4, and it is formed along its lower end portion at opposite edges with teeth l2 that are of saw-tooth form and are directed toward the outer end of this portion. Preferably, the part [a is tubular and the part 10b is solid but is threaded at one end as at l3 for quick attachment to and disconnection from the part 10a as seen in Fig. 3. Also, the part lllb is of a diameter that permits it to be inserted in the tubular part 10a when they are disconnected.

Assuming the parts of the device to be so constructed, their use in making a cigarette is as follows:

First, the cigarette paper is formed into a paper tube by rolling it about the round part 10a of the filling rod, as it has been shown at l5 in Fig. 2. Then the part Illa of the rod, with the paper tube thereon, is inserted in the tubular mold. Then the rod is withdrawn and the paper tube is stripped therefrom, leaving it in the mold. Then the mold, with paper tube contained therein, is turned to the position shown in Fig. 3, and is retained up against the shoulder 2 by placing one finger over the lower end of the mold. Then the extension 5 is filled with tobacco and by use of the filling rod as shown in Fig. 3, the tobacco may be fed down through the counterbore passage of the mold and into the paper tube. An up and down reciprocal action of the filling rod in the funnel and mold automatically feeds the tobacco into the paper tube by reason of the saw-tooth design of this part of the rod and the flattened sides which give clearance between the rod and the restricted entrance of the mold.

After the paper tube has been filled in this way, the finger is removed from the lower end of the mold and the rod then used to eject the filled cigarette, as has been illustrated in Fig. 5.

When the device is not in use, or when it is desired to carry it in the purse or pocket, the portions [0a and b of the filling rod may be disconnected by unthreading them at the joint and the part [0b inserted within the tubular part Illa. Then these two portions may be inserted within the tubular mold, thus providing a compact assembly of parts, as shown in Fig. '7. If it is desired, the funnel piece 5 may be equipped with a clip as shown at 16 in Figs. 1 and 7 for securing the device in the vest pocket.

In Figs. '7, 8 and 9, we have illustrated an alternative form of device, in which the mold is shown to be square in cross section, and in lieu of having an eXpandible funnel fixed thereto, a sleeve I8 is applied about the mold and this may be slipped upwardly therealong and beyond the receiving end of the mold to serve as a funnel and tobacco retainer after the fashion of the funnel shown in Fig. 3. The inside structure of this mold is like that of mold tube I. But the filling rod I0 is here shown to be an integral piece but of the same character as that already described in that it has the round end portion for forming the paper tube thereabout and the toothed packing portion.

Such devices as these may be made of wood, plastic, metal or other suitable materials and 4 provide a simple, inexpensive and convenient means for the hand-making of cigarettes.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent 15-- 1. A device of the character described comprising a mold and a forming rod; said forming rod having one end portion thereof designed as a form about which a cigarette paper may be rolled to tubular form thereon; and having its other end portion reduced in diameter to serve as a mold filling element; said mold having a mold chamber therein of a length and diameter corresponding to that of a paper tube formed on said rod and open at one end to receive said tube thereinto for filling, and having a restricted opening at its opposite end for filling the contained tube therethrough and forming an annular protective shoulder for the adjacent end of the paper tube during a filling operation, and through which filling opening the reduced end portion of the forming rod may be projected to pack tobacco into the paper tube contained in the mold chamber, and a tubular sleeve slidably mounted on the mold, and adjustable therealong to a position extended beyond the filling opening to serve as a tobacco containing hopper.

2. In a device of the character described, a mold having a tubular mold chamber therein for containing a paper tube snugly therein, and open to its full diameter at one end to receive said tube, and having a funnel-shaped opposite end opening that is restricted by an annular shoulder Within that end of the chamber against which shoulder a paper tube placed in the chamber for filling, may be protectively engaged while being filled with tobacco passed through said restricted opening, and a sleeve slidably mounted on the mold and adjustable therealo-ng to a position extended beyond that end containing the funnel shaped opening to serve as a tobacco containing hopper.

ARCH R. MATTESON. PHILIP Gr. HEBNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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